Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Apr 1, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 | 34 |
| New York Rangers |
1 | 38 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:05 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik (7) | Dixon Ward (30), Jay McKee (7) | 1 - 0 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:28 | NYR | Esa Tikkanen (13) SH | Niklas Sundstrom (26) | 1 - 1 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 17:11 | BUF | Michael Peca | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:16 | BUF | Brian Holzinger | Charging | 2 |
| 06:16 | BUF | Brian Holzinger | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:16 | NYR | Jeff Beukeboom | Cross checking | 2 |
| 06:16 | NYR | Jeff Beukeboom | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:03 | NYR | Ulf Samuelsson | High sticking double minor | 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:38 | NYR | Alexander Karpovtsev | High sticking | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Alexei Zhitnik |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dixon Ward |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 74 |  Jay McKee |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Bob Boughner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Wayne Primeau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Brian Holzinger |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Michael Peca |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Wilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Michal Grosek |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Brad May |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Jason Dawe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Donald Audette |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Garry Galley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Darryl Shannon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Rob Ray |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 38 |  Derek Plante |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Matthew Barnaby |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 81 |  Miroslav Satan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 |  Dominik Hasek |
T | 38 | 37 | 1 | 65:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Esa Tikkanen |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Niklas Sundstrom |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Alexander Karpovtsev |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Patrick Flatley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Bill Berg |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Adam Graves |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Mark Messier |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Darren Langdon |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Russ Courtnall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mike Eastwood |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brian Leetch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Jeff Beukeboom |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Chris Ferraro |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Bruce Driver |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Eric Cairns |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Ryan Vandenbussche |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Ulf Samuelsson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 99 |  Wayne Gretzky |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Mike Richter |
T | 34 | 33 | 1 | 65:00 |